This document defines ethnocentrism as viewing the world through the lens of one's own cultural filters and background. It involves judging other cultures based on the standards of one's own culture and often viewing other groups as inferior. While ethnocentrism is typically seen as negative, the document argues that it is a normal consequence of socialization and that everyone has some level of ethnocentrism, as we all learn to perceive and interpret others based on the culture we grow up in. Therefore, ethnocentrism itself is neither good nor bad, but rather a natural state of viewing the world through our own cultural perspectives.

2. Tendency to view the
world according to
one’s own cultural
filters
Filters are use in this
definition in a way that
these are the lens
through which we see
the world. Just like eye
Ethnocentrism is taken
as negative
It is the inability to
view others in outside
of your own cultural
background
It include judging other
people societies or
lifestyles according to
the standards of one’s
own ingroup or culture
It often viewing
outgroups as inferior
Ingroup taken as
positive
Outgroup taken as
negative
Everyone in the world
is ethnocentric

3. Every one learn a certain way of behaving
Learn a certain way of perceiving others
Learn to interpret the behavior of others
Way of perceiving and making interpreting the behavior about other is a normal consequence of growing
in the society
In this way ethnocentrism is neither good nor bad
It is the state of affairs
State of affairs:- that we all have our culture filters on when we perceive others

6. Stereotypes

7. Autostereotypes Heterostereotypes